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Minnesota Statutes Domestic Relations (Ch. 517-519A) § 518A.35. Guideline used in child support determinations

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

Subdivision 1. Determination of support obligation. (a) The guideline in this section is a rebuttable presumption and shall be used in any judicial or administrative proceeding to establish or modify a support obligation under this chapter.

(b) The basic child support obligation shall be determined by referencing the guideline for the appropriate number of joint children and the combined parental income for determining child support of the parents.

(c) If a child is not in the custody of either parent and a support order is sought against one or both parents, the basic child support obligation shall be determined by referencing the guideline for the appropriate number of joint children, and the parent's individual parental income for determining child support, not the combined parental incomes for determining child support of the parents. Unless a parent has court-ordered parenting time, the parenting expense adjustment formula under section 518A.34 must not be applied.

(d) If a child is not residing with the parent that has court-ordered or statutory custody and a support order is sought under section 256.87 against one or both parents, the basic support obligation must be determined by referencing the guideline for the appropriate number of joint children and the parent's individual income without application of the parenting expense adjustment formula under section 518A.34.

(e) For combined parental incomes for determining child support exceeding $20,000 per month, the presumed basic child support obligations shall be as for parents with combined parental income for determining child support of $20,000 per month. A basic child support obligation in excess of this level may be demonstrated for those reasons set forth in section 518A.43.

Subd. 2. Basic support; guideline. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parents and approved by the court, when establishing basic support, the court must order that basic support be divided between the parents based on their proportionate share of the parents' combined monthly parental income for determining child support (PICS). Basic support must be computed using the following guideline:

Combined Parental

Number of Children

Income for
Determining

Child Support

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

$0-- $1,399

$50

$60

$70

$80

$90

$100

1,400--1,499

60

75

85

100

110

120

1,500--1,599

75

90

105

125

135

145

1,600--1,699

90

110

130

135

160

170

1,700--1,799

110

130

155

175

185

195

1,800--1,899

130

150

180

200

210

220

1,900--1,999

150

175

205

235

245

255

2,000--2,099

170

200

235

270

285

295

2,100--2,199

190

225

265

305

325

335

2,200--2,299

215

255

300

345

367

379

2,300--2,399

240

285

335

385

409

423

2,400--2,499

265

315

370

425

451

467

2,500--2,599

290

350

408

465

493

511

2,600--2,699

315

385

446

505

535

555

2,700--2,799

340

420

484

545

577

599

2,800--2,899

365

455

522

585

619

643

2,900--2,999

390

490

560

625

661

687

3,000--3,099

415

525

598

665

703

731

3,100--3,199

440

560

636

705

745

775

3,200--3,299

465

595

674

745

787

819

3,300--3,399

485

630

712

785

829

863

3,400--3,499

505

665

750

825

871

907

3,500--3,599

525

695

784

861

910

948

3,600--3,699

545

725

818

897

949

989

3,700--3,799

565

755

852

933

988

1,030

3,800--3,899

585

785

886

969

1,027

1,071

3,900--3,999

605

815

920

1,005

1,065

1,111

4,000--4,099

625

845

954

1,041

1,103

1,151

4,100--4,199

645

875

988

1,077

1,142

1,191

4,200--4,299

665

905

1,022

1,113

1,180

1,230

4,300--4,399

685

935

1,056

1,149

1,218

1,269

4,400--4,499

705

965

1,090

1,185

1,256

1,308

4,500--4,599

724

993

1,122

1,219

1,292

1,345

4,600--4,699

743

1,021

1,154

1,253

1,328

1,382

4,700--4,799

762

1,049

1,186

1,287

1,364

1,419

4,800--4,899

781

1,077

1,218

1,321

1,400

1,456

4,900--4,999

800

1,105

1,250

1,354

1,435

1,493

5,000--5,099

818

1,132

1,281

1,387

1,470

1,529

5,100--5,199

835

1,159

1,312

1,420

1,505

1,565

5,200--5,299

852

1,186

1,343

1,453

1,540

1,601

5,300--5,399

869

1,213

1,374

1,486

1,575

1,638

5,400--5,499

886

1,240

1,405

1,519

1,610

1,674

5,500--5,599

903

1,264

1,434

1,550

1,643

1,708

5,600--5,699

920

1,288

1,463

1,581

1,676

1,743

5,700--5,799

937

1,312

1,492

1,612

1,709

1,777

5,800--5,899

954

1,336

1,521

1,643

1,742

1,811

5,900--5,999

971

1,360

1,550

1,674

1,775

1,846

6,000--6,099

988

1,383

1,577

1,703

1,805

1,877

6,100--6,199

993

1,391

1,586

1,713

1,815

1,887

6,200--6,299

999

1,399

1,594

1,722

1,825

1,898

6,300--6,399

1,005

1,406

1,603

1,732

1,836

1,909

6,400--6,499

1,010

1,414

1,612

1,741

1,846

1,920

6,500--6,599

1,016

1,422

1,621

1,751

1,856

1,931

6,600--6,699

1,021

1,430

1,630

1,761

1,866

1,941

6,700--6,799

1,027

1,438

1,639

1,770

1,876

1,951

6,800--6,899

1,032

1,445

1,648

1,780

1,887

1,962

6,900--6,999

1,038

1,453

1,657

1,790

1,897

1,973

7,000--7,099

1,044

1,462

1,666

1,800

1,908

1,984

7,100--7,199

1,050

1,470

1,676

1,810

1,918

1,995

7,200--7,299

1,056

1,479

1,686

1,821

1,930

2,007

7,300--7,399

1,063

1,488

1,696

1,832

1,942

2,019

7,400--7,499

1,069

1,496

1,706

1,843

1,953

2,032

7,500--7,599

1,075

1,505

1,716

1,854

1,965

2,043

7,600--7,699

1,081

1,514

1,725

1,863

1,975

2,054

7,700--7,799

1,087

1,522

1,735

1,874

1,986

2,066

7,800--7,899

1,093

1,531

1,745

1,885

1,998

2,078

7,900--7,999

1,099

1,540

1,755

1,896

2,009

2,090

8,000--8,099

1,106

1,548

1,765

1,907

2,021

2,102

8,100--8,199

1,112

1,557

1,775

1,917

2,032

2,114

8,200--8,299

1,118

1,566

1,785

1,928

2,044

2,126

8,300--8,399

1,124

1,574

1,795

1,939

2,055

2,137

8,400--8,499

1,131

1,583

1,804

1,949

2,066

2,149

8,500--8,599

1,137

1,592

1,814

1,960

2,078

2,161

8,600--8,699

1,143

1,600

1,824

1,970

2,089

2,173

8,700--8,799

1,149

1,609

1,834

1,981

2,100

2,185

8,800--8,899

1,155

1,618

1,844

1,992

2,112

2,197

8,900--8,999

1,162

1,626

1,854

2,003

2,124

2,209

9,000--9,099

1,168

1,635

1,864

2,014

2,135

2,221

9,100--9,199

1,174

1,644

1,874

2,024

2,146

2,232

9,200--9,299

1,180

1,652

1,884

2,035

2,158

2,244

9,300--9,399

1,186

1,661

1,893

2,045

2,168

2,255

9,400--9,499

1,193

1,670

1,903

2,056

2,179

2,267

9,500--9,599

1,199

1,678

1,913

2,066

2,190

2,278

9,600--9,699

1,205

1,687

1,923

2,077

2,202

2,290

9,700--9,799

1,211

1,696

1,933

2,088

2,214

2,302

9,800--9,899

1,217

1,704

1,943

2,099

2,225

2,314

9,900--9,999

1,224

1,713

1,953

2,110

2,237

2,326

10,000--10,099

1,230

1,722

1,963

2,121

2,248

2,338

10,100--10,199

1,236

1,730

1,973

2,131

2,259

2,350

10,200--10,299

1,242

1,739

1,983

2,142

2,270

2,361

10,300--10,399

1,248

1,748

1,992

2,152

2,281

2,373

10,400--10,499

1,254

1,756

2,002

2,163

2,292

2,384

10,500--10,599

1,261

1,765

2,012

2,173

2,304

2,396

10,600--10,699

1,267

1,774

2,022

2,184

2,316

2,409

10,700--10,799

1,273

1,782

2,032

2,195

2,327

2,420

10,800--10,899

1,279

1,791

2,042

2,206

2,338

2,432

10,900--10,999

1,285

1,800

2,052

2,217

2,349

2,444

11,000--11,099

1,292

1,808

2,061

2,226

2,360

2,455

11,100--11,199

1,298

1,817

2,071

2,237

2,372

2,467

11,200--11,299

1,304

1,826

2,081

2,248

2,384

2,479

11,300--11,399

1,310

1,834

2,091

2,259

2,395

2,491

11,400--11,499

1,316

1,843

2,101

2,270

2,406

2,503

11,500--11,599

1,323

1,852

2,111

2,280

2,417

2,514

11,600--11,699

1,329

1,860

2,121

2,291

2,428

2,526

11,700--11,799

1,335

1,869

2,131

2,302

2,439

2,537

11,800--11,899

1,341

1,878

2,141

2,313

2,451

2,549

11,900--11,999

1,347

1,886

2,150

2,323

2,463

2,561

12,000--12,099

1,354

1,895

2,160

2,333

2,474

2,573

12,100--12,199

1,360

1,904

2,170

2,344

2,485

2,585

12,200--12,299

1,366

1,912

2,180

2,355

2,497

2,597

12,300--12,399

1,372

1,921

2,190

2,366

2,509

2,609

12,400--12,499

1,378

1,930

2,200

2,377

2,520

2,621

12,500--12,599

1,385

1,938

2,210

2,387

2,531

2,633

12,600--12,699

1,391

1,947

2,220

2,397

2,542

2,644

12,700--12,799

1,397

1,956

2,230

2,408

2,553

2,656

12,800--12,899

1,403

1,964

2,240

2,419

2,565

2,668

12,900--12,999

1,409

1,973

2,250

2,430

2,576

2,680

13,000--13,099

1,416

1,982

2,259

2,440

2,587

2,691

13,100--13,199

1,422

1,990

2,269

2,451

2,599

2,703

13,200--13,299

1,428

1,999

2,279

2,462

2,610

2,715

13,300--13,399

1,434

2,008

2,289

2,473

2,622

2,727

13,400--13,499

1,440

2,016

2,299

2,484

2,633

2,739

13,500--13,599

1,446

2,025

2,309

2,494

2,644

2,751

13,600--13,699

1,453

2,034

2,318

2,504

2,655

2,762

13,700--13,799

1,459

2,042

2,328

2,515

2,666

2,773

13,800--13,899

1,465

2,051

2,338

2,526

2,677

2,784

13,900--13,999

1,471

2,060

2,348

2,537

2,688

2,795

14,000--14,099

1,477

2,068

2,358

2,547

2,699

2,807

14,100--14,199

1,484

2,077

2,368

2,558

2,711

2,819

14,200--14,299

1,490

2,086

2,378

2,569

2,722

2,831

14,300--14,399

1,496

2,094

2,388

2,580

2,734

2,843

14,400--14,499

1,502

2,103

2,398

2,590

2,746

2,855

14,500--14,599

1,508

2,111

2,407

2,600

2,757

2,867

14,600--14,699

1,515

2,120

2,417

2,611

2,768

2,879

14,700--14,799

1,521

2,129

2,427

2,622

2,780

2,891

14,800--14,899

1,527

2,138

2,437

2,633

2,792

2,903

14,900--14,999

1,533

2,146

2,447

2,643

2,802

2,914

15,000--15,099

1,539

2,155

2,457

2,654

2,813

2,926

15,100--15,199

1,545

2,163

2,466

2,664

2,825

2,937

15,200--15,299

1,551

2,171

2,476

2,675

2,836

2,949

15,300--15,399

1,557

2,180

2,486

2,685

2,847

2,961

15,400--15,499

1,563

2,188

2,495

2,695

2,858

2,973

15,500--15,599

1,569

2,197

2,505

2,706

2,869

2,985

15,600--15,699

1,575

2,205

2,514

2,716

2,880

2,996

15,700--15,799

1,581

2,214

2,524

2,727

2,891

3,008

15,800--15,899

1,587

2,222

2,534

2,737

2,902

3,019

15,900--15,999

1,593

2,230

2,543

2,747

2,913

3,030

16,000--16,099

1,599

2,239

2,553

2,758

2,924

3,042

16,100--16,199

1,605

2,247

2,562

2,768

2,935

3,053

16,200--16,299

1,611

2,256

2,572

2,779

2,946

3,065

16,300--16,399

1,617

2,264

2,582

2,789

2,957

3,076

16,400--16,499

1,623

2,272

2,591

2,799

2,968

3,088

16,500--16,599

1,629

2,281

2,601

2,810

2,979

3,099

16,600--16,699

1,635

2,289

2,610

2,820

2,990

3,110

16,700--16,799

1,641

2,298

2,620

2,830

3,001

3,121

16,800--16,899

1,647

2,306

2,629

2,840

3,011

3,132

16,900--16,999

1,653

2,315

2,639

2,851

3,022

3,143

17,000--17,099

1,659

2,323

2,649

2,861

3,033

3,155

17,100--17,199

1,665

2,331

2,658

2,871

3,044

3,167

17,200--17,299

1,671

2,340

2,668

2,882

3,055

3,178

17,300--17,399

1,677

2,348

2,677

2,892

3,066

3,189

17,400--17,499

1,683

2,357

2,687

2,902

3,077

3,201

17,500--17,599

1,689

2,365

2,696

2,912

3,088

3,212

17,600--17,699

1,695

2,373

2,705

2,922

3,098

3,223

17,700--17,799

1,701

2,382

2,715

2,932

3,109

3,234

17,800--17,899

1,707

2,390

2,724

2,942

3,119

3,245

17,900--17,999

1,713

2,399

2,734

2,953

3,130

3,256

18,000--18,099

1,719

2,407

2,744

2,963

3,141

3,268

18,100--18,199

1,725

2,415

2,753

2,973

3,152

3,279

18,200--18,299

1,731

2,424

2,763

2,984

3,163

3,290

18,300--18,399

1,737

2,432

2,772

2,994

3,174

3,301

18,400--18,499

1,743

2,441

2,782

3,004

3,185

3,313

18,500--18,599

1,749

2,449

2,791

3,014

3,196

3,324

18,600--18,699

1,755

2,457

2,801

3,024

3,206

3,335

18,700--18,799

1,761

2,466

2,811

3,035

3,217

3,346

18,800--18,899

1,767

2,474

2,820

3,045

3,227

3,357

18,900--18,999

1,773

2,483

2,830

3,056

3,238

3,368

19,000--19,099

1,779

2,491

2,840

3,066

3,249

3,380

19,100--19,199

1,785

2,499

2,849

3,076

3,260

3,392

19,200--19,299

1,791

2,508

2,859

3,087

3,271

3,403

19,300--19,399

1,797

2,516

2,868

3,097

3,282

3,414

19,400--19,499

1,803

2,525

2,878

3,107

3,293

3,426

19,500--19,599

1,809

2,533

2,887

3,117

3,304

3,437

19,600--19,699

1,815

2,541

2,896

3,127

3,315

3,448

19,700--19,799

1,821

2,550

2,906

3,138

3,326

3,459

19,800--19,899

1,827

2,558

2,915

3,148

3,337

3,470

19,900--19,999

1,833

2,567

2,925

3,159

3,348

3,481

20,000 and over or the amount in effect under subdivision 4

1,839

2,575

2,935

3,170

3,359

3,492

Subd. 3. Income cap on determining basic support. (a) The basic support obligation for parents with a combined parental income for determining child support in excess of the income limit under subdivision 2 must be the same dollar amount as provided for the parties with a combined parental income for determining child support equal to the income limit under subdivision 2.

(b) A court may order a basic support obligation in a child support order in an amount that exceeds the income limit in subdivision 2 if it finds that a child has a disability or other substantial, demonstrated need for the additional support for those reasons set forth in section 518A.43 and that the additional support will directly benefit the child.

Subd. 4. More than six children. If a child support proceeding involves more than six children, the court may derive a support order without specifically following the guidelines. However, the court must consider the basic principles encompassed by the guidelines and must consider both parents' needs, resources, and circumstances.

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